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  15 William McKinley Questions    
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A quiz on the 25th president of the United States, William McKinley.
Tough, 15 Qns, AdmiralShark, May 12 15
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  The Assassination of President William McKinley    
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A quiz on the third U.S. president to be assassinated, William McKinley.
Tough, 15 Qns, AdmiralShark, Aug 01 05
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In what building at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo was McKinley when he was shot?

From Quiz "The Assassination of President William McKinley"





William McKinley Trivia Questions
1. On what day of the week was President McKinley shot?

From Quiz The Assassination of President William McKinley

Answer: Friday

McKinley was shot on Friday, September 6, 1901 in Buffalo, NY.

2. When McKinley's great-great grandfather came to America, what colony did he settle in?

From Quiz William McKinley

Answer: Pennsylvania

David McKinley came to America from Ireland and settled in York County, Pennsylvania.

3. Who shot William McKinley?

From Quiz The Assassination of President William McKinley

Answer: Leon Czolgosz

Leon Czolgosz was a factory worker and an avowed anarchist who shot McKinley because he felt "I don't believe that one man should have so much service and another should have none".

4. In what Ohio city was McKinley born?

From Quiz William McKinley

Answer: Niles

McKinley was born in Niles, Ohio (near Youngstown) on January 29, 1843. Canton is where McKinley lived most of his life. North Bend, Ohio is where William Henry Harrison is buried and Point Pleasant, Ohio was the birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant.

5. In what building at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo was McKinley when he was shot?

From Quiz The Assassination of President William McKinley

Answer: Temple of Music

The Temple of Music was the intended place for speeches by visiting dignitaries. Organ recitals and concerts were also held there.

6. What city was President McKinley headed to after his appearance in Buffalo?

From Quiz The Assassination of President William McKinley

Answer: Cleveland

McKinley was scheduled to visit a Grand Army of the Republic reunion in Cleveland after leaving Buffalo.

7. What condition did McKinley's wife Ida suffer from while he was president?

From Quiz William McKinley

Answer: epilepsy

McKinley would place a napkin or hankerchief over his wife when she suffered an attack.

8. How many shots did the assassin fire at the president?

From Quiz The Assassination of President William McKinley

Answer: 2

One bullet struck the president in the breastbone but went no further. The second tore into the left side of his abdomen and perforated the front and back of his stomach. It also nicked the top of one of his kidneys.

9. What future president was McKinley's commanding officer during the Civil War?

From Quiz William McKinley

Answer: Rutherford B. Hayes

Hayes felt that McKinley served well under him during the Civil War.

10. At whose home did McKinley die?

From Quiz The Assassination of President William McKinley

Answer: John Milburn

John Milburn was the president of the Pan-American Exposition.

11. What governmental position did McKinley hold when he was nominated for the presidency in 1896?

From Quiz William McKinley

Answer: Governor of Ohio

McKinley was governor of Ohio from 1892 to 1896.

12. Where was Vice-President Theodore Roosevelt at the time that the president was shot?

From Quiz The Assassination of President William McKinley

Answer: Lake Champlain

Roosevelt was having lunch with the Vermont Fish and Game League on Lake Champlain when he was informed that the president had been shot.

13. How many days after being shot did McKinley die?

From Quiz The Assassination of President William McKinley

Answer: 8

McKinley was shot at 4:07pm on September 6, 1901. He died eight days later, at 2:15am, September 14, 1901.

14. McKinley's Democratic opponent in the general election in 1896 was who?

From Quiz William McKinley

Answer: William Jennings Bryan

Bryan was also McKinley's opponent in the 1900 general election. Bryan was also William Howard Taft's opponent in the 1908 general election.

15. McKinley's vice-presidential running mate in 1896 was who?

From Quiz William McKinley

Answer: Garrett Hobart

Hobart was McKinley's first vice-president but he died in office in 1899. Roosevelt was, of course, McKinley's vice-president for the second term. Sherman was Taft's vice-president and Morton was Benjamin Harrison's vice-president.

16. Who was the presiding judge at the trial of President McKinley's assassin?

From Quiz The Assassination of President William McKinley

Answer: Truman White

Truman White was a justice of the New York State Supreme Court at the time of Czolgosz's trial. White served on the court from 1900 to 1903.

17. In what year did McKinley sign the resolution annexing the Hawaiian Islands to the US?

From Quiz William McKinley

Answer: 1898

McKinley signed the resolution annexing Hawaii in July of that year.

18. Who swore in Theodore Roosevelt in Buffalo as the 26th president?

From Quiz The Assassination of President William McKinley

Answer: John Hazel

Hazel, a U.S. District Court judge, swore in Roosevelt at the home of Buffalo attorney Ansley Wilcox at 3:35pm on the afternoon of September 14th.

19. When the US declared war on Spain in 1898, what was the final tally in the senate?

From Quiz William McKinley

Answer: 42-35

The vote in the House was not as close. The tally there was 310-6 in favor of war. McKinley, of coures, wholeheartedly supported the declaration of war.

20. How many days after the death of McKinley was the assassin executed?

From Quiz The Assassination of President William McKinley

Answer: 45

Czolgosz was executed on October 29, 1901 at Auburn State Prison, 45 days after the president's death.

21. McKinley's first secretary of the interior was Cornelius Bliss. Why did Bliss eventually leave the cabinet?

From Quiz William McKinley

Answer: bored

Bliss just didn't find cabinet life interesting. He left the cabinet to return to private business.

22. How was McKinley's assassin executed?

From Quiz The Assassination of President William McKinley

Answer: Electric chair

Czolgosz was the 50th person executed in New York State's electric chair. There is supposedly a film of the execution made by Thomas Edison but this is only a re-enactment of the execution.

23. Where was the peace treaty signed that ended the Spanish-American War?

From Quiz William McKinley

Answer: Paris

The treaty was signed in Paris on December 10, 1898. The treaty was ratified on February 6, 1899. It was a complete victory for McKinley, as Spain handed over Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the United States.

24. In what city was McKinley buried?

From Quiz The Assassination of President William McKinley

Answer: Canton

Canton was the hometown of McKinley's wife Ida and their home after their marriage in 1871.

25. How many days after Leon Czolgosz shot McKinley did the president die?

From Quiz William McKinley

Answer: 8

McKinley appeared to rally in the days after the shooting on Sept. 6, 1901 but gangrene developed around the path of the bullet and McKinley died on Sept. 14, 1901.

26. In what year were McKinley's remains re-interred in the McKinley National Memorial from their original resting place?

From Quiz The Assassination of President William McKinley

Answer: 1907

McKinley was originally buried at Westlawn Cemetery in Canton. In 1907, his body was re-interred in the national memorial, which was dedicated on September 30, 1907. President Theodore Roosevelt attended the dedication.

27. In which city did McKinley not lie in state between the time of his death and burial?

From Quiz William McKinley

Answer: New York City

After his death in Buffalo, McKinley would first lie in state there. Then his body was returned to Washington for a state funeral. Then, McKinley was transported to Canton for burial.

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